Executive assistant

Executive Assistant to a HNW Individual

Salary range: $4,000-$6,000, depending on the candidates experience

Trial period: two months

Primary locations: UAE and Thailand. Frequent, long-term travel is required. This is not a remote position.

We are looking for an executive assistant for an entrepreneur.

The ideal candidate is in their early career, ambitious, high-energy and loyal. They take initiative even without specific instruction, prioritize outcomes over performative busywork and rate high on conscientiousness and openness to experience.

They must be comfortable with flexible, nontraditional work hours and extended travel.

Key Responsibilities

Curate your employers short- and long-term schedule

Schedule, arrange, and personally assist during travel

Manage personal and work documents

Answer and write emails

Represent your employer at select events, calls, meetings

Oversee household operations and staff

Meal prep and shopping

Wardrobe management

Lifestyle Management

You will have frequent, expensed travel to interesting destinations (Europe, Dubai, Southeast Asia, US) and develop a meaningful network of contacts of your own. You will interact and manage relations with entrepreneurs, startups, VCs, charities, and academics. You will follow and develop insights into companies in the fields of longevity, biotech, cryptocurrency, and education.

The employer does not run a highly structured organization and does not believe in formality or strong hierarchies. Their baseline expectation is that you should have excellent rapport, mutual respect, camaraderie and socialise naturally as peers within their social sphere.

Minimum Qualifications

Were open to candidates with diverse backgrounds. A history of unconventional decisions or risk-taking will be viewed favorably. However, at a very minimum, the following is required:

• EU citizenship or visa-free access to the EU, UAE and Thailand.

• Impeccable English and a talent for writing clean prose. French or Italian is highly desirable but not required.

• A Bachelors Degree or a well-motivated, meaningful substitute formative experience.

• Two years of minimum work experience. Public Sector/NGO work counts as negative experience.

Further Desirable Qualifications

• Domain expertise in a field relevant to finance, science, or business management is highly appreciated.

• Experience preparing high-quality meals or coordinating catering services.

• Social media management experience.